The bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface spins a sublimely dark and unputdownable tale of two rival Cambridge academics who must join forces on a rescue mission in hell itself.
Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek. The story of a hero's descent to the underworld.
Two academic rivals from Cambridge must travel to hell to rescue the soul of their advisor. Getting there was easy. Surviving it – and each other – is another thing entirely.
2025’s most unexpected love story is going to be hell in the new novel by Sunday Times Number One Bestseller R.F. Kuang. Coming August 2025.
- ISBN13 9780008716073
- Publish Date 28 August 2024
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint HarperCollins Publishers
- Edition Signed Edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English
- Special Signed